Climate change to almost triple risk of extreme Indian Ocean weather events

While the world is worried about an El Nino forming in the Pacific, a similar phenomenon may be under way in the Indian Ocean

High altitude areas of Tibetan Plateau warming faster than lower regions

Lack of weather data from high altitude regions due to scarcity of weather stations is an impediment towards detailed research

El Nino and La Nina weather events set to increase: report

Frequency of extreme weather events is expected to nearly double with global warming—from one in 23 years to one in 13 years

‘Predictions wrong, but give indications’

India Meteorological Department is often accused of making incorrect predictions. The Ministry of Earth Sciences regularly gets funds to …

Severe fog: Met department in dark

The rising trend of murky days in recent years has failed to spur the Indian Meterological Department into action. Quite clearly, the need of the …

Floods are becoming more complex

Blow hot, blow cold

Reading the weather

‘Phailin’s wind speed exceeds that of 1999 super cyclone’

Where India Met office differs from private forecasters

‘Ganga basin temperatures to rise by 1-2°C by 2050’

Eddy Moors, who heads the Earth System Sciences and Climate Change group at Alterra Wageningen University and Research Center in the Netherlands, …

New priorities

A wake-up call

Britain's worst ever flood in 50 years could be a result of global warming

Rain revelation

New study stresses air currents within clouds are crucial

Malaria forecast

Meteorology can predict incidence five months in advance

'Village level forecast will take time'

What prevents Indian scientists from making weather forecasts for farmers? Sailesh Naik, secretary to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, tells …

US battles severe weather events to celebrate Mother’s Day

People were evacuated as hailstorm and tornado lashed large parts of central America

Ahmedabad’s beat-the-heat plan

Civic body to send weather alerts, create public awareness and train medical officials

Stormy weather blues

Researchers discover how human activities are responsible for good or bad weather at the weekend

Boulder-sized hailstones rain on Rangareddy district, destroy crops

Studies needed to ascertain if freak weather linked to climate change, say Met scientists

Warming behind floods

Studies prove greenhouse gases cause frequent intense rainfall

Devils in the sky

It is possible to identify non-productive clouds through satellite-transmitted pictures, say Israeli scientists

Managing El Nino

Although researchers have improved on their skills to predict extreme climate changes like the El Nio, they still have a long way to go

Experts give them a miss

IMD rolls out national monsoon mission

Will collaborate with weather research organisations across the world to improve monsoon forecast all over the country

Disturbing the Pacific

The dreaded storm strikes the Pacific and the threat of destruction looms large